English Explanatory Dictionary

sphingine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sphinx-like.
noun
  1. The amino alcohol 2-amino-octadecanol CH₃(CH₂)₁₅-CH(NH₂)-CH₂OH related to sphingosine; any related amino alcohol

Word forms

sphingine more sphingine most sphingine sphingines

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin sphinx + -ine.

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